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VILLIAM MCDANIEL, OF BEARDEN, ARKANSAS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 434,800, dated August l19, 1890. Application filed February 6, 1889. Serial No. 298,910. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WlLLIAM MCDANIEL, residing at Bearden, Ouachita county, and State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Hog Pen and Trap, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has for its object to providea suitably-arranged portable hog-pen which Will be simple in construction and effective for its desired purpose; and it consists in certain novel features of construction and peculiar combination of parts, all of which will be hereinafter fully described in the annexed specication and particularly pointed out in the claim, reference being had to the'accompanying drawings, in which Figure lis a perspective View of my improved hog-pen. Fig. 2 is a front view of the same. Fig. 3 is a top plan View thereof. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken through the bottom board a3, looking down. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective View, on an enlarged scale,

of one of the corner-posts; and Fig. 6 is a detail horizontal section of the same, taken on the line 6 6, Fig. 5.

In thc practical construction of my pen I arrange a pair of parallel end Walls 10 and a pair of parallel side Walls 20, such side and end Walls forming a hollow square, Which is divided by the transverse partition-Walls 30 into four compartments, as shown. The side walls of the pen are formed of a series of vlon g rails or planks A A, of the proper length, Which are held together by means of the vertical cleats G G and the bolts g g, which are arranged to hold said planks and cleats together in a novel manner explained hereinafter. The end Walls also consist of a series of planks A', held together by cleats D D, such planks having their ends fitted to rest upon and between the ends of the side planks, the lowermost planks a c of the ends, as well as the lowermost plank a2 of the partition- Wall, disposed parallel to said end walls, forming with the cleats D and G the support for the pen.

The partition-sections 30 30 are constructed in a manner similar to the end sections, the ends of the planks of such sections 3 0 fitting between and supported on the planks A A and abutting' the central cleats Gvandv D', to which they are detachably connected by the bolts g g', in a manner similar `to that in which the sides and ends are secured t0- gether. A number of the lower planks A in the end and partition Walls are cut off, forming openings 50, such ends being held to'- gether by the cleats C C, such cleats extending to the top of the pen, said cleats and the 'cleats D being provided on the inner faces at their vertical edges with the strips F F,-'and which, in connection With the cleats E E, arranged upon the inner side of the several planks and in line with the cleats C, form suitable guideways F2 F2 for vertically-sliding doors J J, the construction and operation of which will appear later on.

By reference to Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings it will be observed that when the side and end sections are adjusted together the end cleats D D, strips F', inner end cleats E, and the end cleats G form strong corner-posts, the strength and vdurability of which are increased by the peculiar arrangement and connection of the several horizontal planks.

In adjustingthe pen I first form the end sections, such sections being held together by passing bolts through the several cleats, the strip F, and the planks in a manner clearly understood by reference to Fig. 6 of the drawings. I then provide the end strips F with the horizontal apertures'X. Now, When the side sections are brought up against the end sections it Will be seen that by passing the bolts g g from the inside through the several apertures X and coincident apertures Y in the planks A and the cleats G and applying the nuts g the entire pen is adj usted together, forming a strong and durable pen, which, when -placed in position, may be securely anchored in any desirable manner.

The doors J consist of a series of planks jj, held together by the horizontal cleats h h, the ends of said planks ljjiitting in the vertical grooves F2 F2, formed by the several cleats, and strip F forming convenient guideways for the vertical movement of such doors.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, it will be observed that my pen is extremely simple in construction, and being made of light timber IOO may be readily conveyed from place to place. It will also be seen that when it is desirous to move the pen all that will be necessary is to take olf the nuts g on the bolts g g and detach the sides, such sides being held together by removing the bolts g from the end sections and loosely adjusting them to the planks A and cleats G. Then by pulling the end sections from each other they Will become detached from the transverse partitions, thereby allowing such partitions to be folded up, and thus it will be seen that all of the sections may be placed fiatwise upon each other during transportation, and such sections being each of themselves intact permit the pen being quickly put together by simply placing the parts in position and adjusting the nuts g. By arranging the several doors to slide vertically in the guideways formed by the cleats described my pen may be readily formed into a combined pen and trap by simply bringing any of the outside doors to a raised position, and held in such a manner that when the hog enters the pen the doors may be perniitted to fall by gravity and close the openings.

The several planks and cleats may be of any desired length; but for lightness I prefer to construct the several parts of approximately the relative dimensions, as indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a combined hog pen and trap, the cornbination, with the end sections 10, formed of a series of planks A A', said sections formed with openings 50 50 in the lower ends thereof, doors held to slide over said openings, the end cleats D, having vertical strips I1", and parallel disposed cleats E and the center cleat D', of the side sections 20, formed of the planks A A, end cleats G, and center cleats G', the partition-sections 30 30, provided with openings in their lower ends, and doors held to slide over said openings, and with end cleats having vertical strips F', the bolts g, adapted to pass through the several strips F and into the adjacent cleat on the side sections, and the bolts g', adapted to pass through the strips F on the end cleats of the partitionsections, and the central cleats G D in the side and end sections, whereby the several sections may be readily detached by removal of said bolts g g without disconnecting any of the component parts of the several sections, substantially as and for the purpose described.

WILLIAM MODANIEL.

Witnesses:

EDDIE BETHELL, JAMES W. J UNIEL, Jr. 

